ACE vulnerability in conditional configuration file processing by QOS.CH logback-core up to and including version 1.5.18 in Java applications, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an existing logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. A successful attack requires the presence of Janino library and Spring Framework to be present on the user's class path. In addition, the attacker must have write access to a configuration file. Alternatively, the attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to a malicious configuration file. In both cases, the attack requires existing privilege.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - ACE vulnerability in conditional configuration file processing by QOS.CH logback-core up to and including
    version 1.5.18 in Java applications, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an
    existing logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. A
    successful attack requires the presence of Janino library and Spring Framework to be present on the user's
    class path. In addition, the attacker must have write access to a configuration file. Alternatively, the
    attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to a malicious configuration file. In both
    cases, the attack requires existing privilege. (CVE-2025-11226)

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:03456-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-11226: fixed the ACE vulnerability in conditional configuration file processing (bsc#1250715)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - ACE vulnerability in conditional configuration file processing by QOS.CH logback-core up to and including     version 1.5.18 in Java applications, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an     existing logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. A     successful attack requires the presence of Janino library and Spring Framework to be present on the user's     class path. In addition, the attacker must have write access to a configuration file. Alternatively, the     attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to a malicious configuration file. In both     cases, the attack requires existing privilege. (CVE-2025-11226)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
435708	SCA: security update for ch.qos.logback:logback-core (GHSA-25qh-j22f-pwp8)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
435708	SCA: security update for ch.qos.logback:logback-core (GHSA-25qh-j22f-pwp8)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
269701	openSUSE 15 Security Update : logback (SUSE-SU-2025:03456-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	medium
269508	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11226	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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